3322 Georgia Avenue, NW
Well this is sad news for fans of the longtime Caribbean carryout at Lamont and Georgia Ave, NW. I spoke with the owner of Rita’s who said they will remain open until they find a buyer. We judged Rita’s back in March 2010.
Park View
Dear PoPville,
I was walking back to my house in Columbia Heights on Sherman Avenue last weekend at around 2 AM and was mugged. I was alone, but because I was sober and only going a few blocks I assumed I would be fine (a mistake of becoming too comfortable in the neighborhood after a couple of years). I was caught completely off guard because my attackers were two females who appeared to be in their early 20s (I’m a female as well). They initially approached me to ask for a cigarette. After walking another block I heard someone behind me and saw the two females again. I asked if they needed help with something else; my initial thought was they must have seen something that made them uncomfortable and walked back towards me to ask for help. At this point they knocked me to the ground and pepper sprayed me before taking my purse.
A cab appeared then and I was able to deal with the situation fairly quickly. Props to the cops as well for being very responsive and helpful. I doubt this will be the last time these women attempt to attack and rob someone. The cops told me women mugging other women is not unusual, but this has not happened to any of my friends in the area before, and I truly was not expecting it.
Thanks to Philip Di Ruggiero for sending. Check out what 732 Lamont St, NW used to look like:
Georgia and Newton Pl, NW
From a press release:
The Avenue at Park Morton will celebrate its grand opening with a ceremony and reception on Friday, September, 21 from 12:30pm – 2:30pm. The Avenue is located at 3506 Georgia Avenue, NW.
The Avenue is a new, 83-unit mixed-use community designed as the first phase of the Park Morton New Communities Initiative. A 100% affordable rental building, the Avenue includes a mix of 1 and 2-BR units, amenity spaces such as meeting rooms, lounge, fitness center, underground parking, and ground floor retail. The Avenue is an energy-efficient and sustainably designed development and is targeting certification through the Enterprise Green Communities program.
Remember the Newton Variety Mart and Car Wash? See what it looked like in Feb. 2011 and a heartbreaking reward poster from that time here.
For the record, I think the building looks fantastic. Do you like the way it turned out?
3118 Georgia Avenue, NW
Back in early Aug. we noted that Ma Ma’s Southern Cuisine was getting renovated at 3113 Georgia Ave, NW. They are now looking to offer breakfast all day – literally. A recent request to amend their liquor license says they’d like:
“To operate 24 hours/day, seven days per week to serve food.”
Dear PoPville,
I wanted to update the story you published a couple weeks ago about the man exposing himself on Irving Street between Sherman and Georgia Ave. I have seen a man matching the original story’s description the past two days. Yesterday he was masturbating, and today he was exposing himself. Both times he has been on the north side of Irivng walking east towards Georgia Ave. He didn’t say anything to me as I passed by. I called MPD both times to note the incident. While it is disturbing for an adult to see something like that, I’m even more concerned now that there are lots of kids walking on that block on their way to school. The incidents happened around 7:45 and 7:30am.
Dear PoPville,
Last night around 1:40 AM my roommates heard several gunshots outside of our house on the corner of Columbia and Sherman in Columbia Heights. One of them called the police and 9 police cars, 1 ambulance, and a fire truck were there within a few minutes. They blocked off Sherman to cut off a bunch of people trying to flee the scene. Probably had trouble getting away because of all of the construction.
We haven’t had any shootings on our corner since about a year and a half ago and haven’t heard anything else yet.
Another reader writes that he hears it was a result of “a beef with another crew on Georgia Ave.”
@DCPoliceDept tweeted:
“3D Shooting-2900 Sherman Ave NW.1st Adult male shot in chest, 2nd adult male shot in arm, both conscious & breathing/ No lookout”
From MPD:
“At approximately 1:40 am, Third District units were called to the 2900 block of Sherman Avenue NW for sounds of gunshots. Officers found 2 adult males suffering from non-life threatening gunshot wounds. Anyone with information relating to this event is encouraged to call (202)727-9099.”
Dear PoPville,
I was walking on the south side of Irving St NW between Sherman and Georgia Ave NW on Tuesday morning at about 7:30am. A black man, who I’d guess to be about 25 years old, stepped out in front of me with his penis exposed and asked me if I “like black d***.” We had both been waiting to cross Sherman at the light and he had run up the street in front of me, clearly planning to expose himself. I figured it was a weird freak thing, but Thursday morning I was in the same place walking home at the same time and he stepped out in front of me from behind a tree with his penis exposed again.
Since he seems to be making this a regular morning thing, I wanted to make sure people in the neighborhood know. Both times I saw him he was wearing black pants and a black jacket. On Tuesday morning he had a black and white head scarf on, but not this morning. I’ve contacted the police. I suggest if anyone else sees him, they do the same. He wasn’t aggressive toward me either time, but who knows what he might do next time.
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3013 Georgia Avenue, NW
Kokeb Ethiopian restaurant opened up at 3013 Georgia Ave, NW back in April 2012. Soon you’ll be able to have a glass of wine or cocktail with dinner.
From a reader:
Approximately close to 3 AM Sunday, I heard multiple gun shots when I was in my room and about ready to go to bed. I lost count but there was definitely a series of gun shots and my guess would be around 6 shots or more. It sounded to good to be true for something else but gun shots with regular interval in between shots. I went outside and saw police immediately came by the bunch and block Georgia Avenue between Park Rd NW and Newton PL NW. The crime victim was seen on the ground few feet away from the Laundromat on Georgia Avenue and Park Road.
From MPD:
Units received a call for sounds of gunshots shortly after 3 am and during the canvass located an unconscious adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound at Ga Ave and Park Road, NW. The male is deceased. The 3400-3500 blks of Ga Ave are temporarily closed while the investigation continues. This case is being investigated by the Homicide Branch. Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.